{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Hayes Sway Master recall 18E045: Hayes Sway Master Hayes Sway Master",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18e045/",
  "summary": "Recall 18E045 (Hayes Sway Master): If the trailer brakes cannot be applied, it can cause a loss of control, increasing the risk of a crash.",
  "excerpt": "Hayes Sway Master Hayes Sway Master, model year 9999. Filed by Syncro Corporation and reported to NHTSA on 21 June 2018. 1,944 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Syncro Corporation (Syncro) is recalling certain Hayes Sway Master aftermarket sway control products, part number 81775. These units may conflict with the tow vehicle's factory-installed integrated brake controllers thereby disabling the tow vehicle's ability to apply the trailer brakes Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “If the trailer brakes cannot be applied, it can cause a loss of control, increasing the risk of a crash.” 18E045 Syncro Corporation Electrical System:Integrated Trailer Brake Control 21 June 2018 9999-9999 HAYES SWAY MASTER HAYES SWAY MASTER If the trailer brakes cannot be applied, it can cause a loss of control, increasing the risk of a crash. Syncro will notify owners, instructing them to return the unit for repair, free of charge. The recall began on August 16, 2018. Owners may contact Hayes Customer Service at phone number 1-800-882-1204. This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archi",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:28:19+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-15T11:16:00+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Hayes Sway Master recall 18E045: Hayes Sway Master Hayes Sway Master\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18e045/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}